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Join our vibrant NHR community and unlock the full potential of high-performance computing for your research!
The GWDG as a high-performance computing center together with the University of Göttingen as an academic institution is one of now nine members in the Alliance for National High Performance Computing (NHR) and as such part of Germany’s NHR network. We provide free access to cutting-edge HPC resources for researchers at German universities, supporting everything from compute-intensive simulations to AI-driven data analysis.
Our systems include Emmy (CPU-based) and Grete (GPU-accelerated), tailored for large-scale parallel workloads across scientific domains.
We also explore alternative computing architectures through our Future Technology Platform, offering early access to novel technologies.
Getting access is easy!
Researchers at eligible academic institutions can apply for computing time via our NHR project application process.
We offer several project types to match different needs:
Once approved, projects can be conveniently managed via our HPC Project Portal.
All users get access to powerful tools and interfaces tailored to a variety of workflows, including
As part of the national high performance computing strategy, every center has defined research and application fields in which it is specialised. For Göttingen, these areas are
The GWDG can resort to many experiences with and from the different existing user communities. In addition, the manifold services by the GWDG as IT service provider and the HPC department in particular, complete the NHR-portfolio.
Our NHR systems include three of the four TOP500 supercomputers operated by GWDG, together delivering several petaflops of performance—comparable to tens of thousands of standard PCs. These systems are connected via a high-speed, low-latency interconnect, supporting large-scale, parallel simulations and data-heavy computations. The supercomputers Emmy and Grete are financed by the northern German federal states Berlin, Brandenburg, Bremen, Hamburg, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Lower Saxony and Schleswig-Holstein as well as the federal government (BMFTR).
All systems are operated in energy-efficient data centers (RZGö and MDC) powered by green energy, and regularly appear in the Green500 ranking for sustainable computing.
The systems are ideally suited for parallel scientific workloads, including simulations, data analysis, and AI. Applications from local environments can usually be ported with minimal effort.
We offer a strong and responsive support network to help users succeed with HPC: